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Are there good reasons to live stream and valid reasons to avoid going live? Today we’re going to discuss reason why people like to live stream as well as some equipment recommendations that I have if you want to live stream for your own channel.

It started as a tweet, a notice from Team YouTube about a subscriber cleanup process and a link to an article about what was happening. You could see the panic start to sink in for some folks, “Why is this happening? Where are my people going? How do I fix this?” questions started showing up online and the term and hashtag #subpocalypse started trending on Twitter.

Today we are tackling the subject head on, what it means to have a spam subscriber clean up, what can you expect over what time frame, and if you should be scared.

Inevitably, it always pops up on any video you see, something along the lines of “Sub4Sub” and “Any small youtubers want to support each other?” The “support” is just an promise of a new subscriber, one who will never watch your videos and engage with your content but you don’t care as long as you see the numbers tick upwards on social blade counters.

According to this article from youtube, Sub4Sub is actually a Terms of Service violation and could potentially get your channel terminated yet you see it time and time again. I don’t want anything like this to happen to you so lets talk about what is happening. I hope that this helps clarify YouTube’s stance on this subject.

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Should you be attending conferences? The answer is a resounding YES! Which conference should you be attending? This answer is a little bit more complicated. I’m giving you some of my thoughts having attended several conferences in the last year and maybe it will help you decide!

Hope to see you at a conference next year, what other conferences would you recommend? I hear social media marketing world is a good one!!

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No matter what FaceBook group or forum you end up in, the question always comes up: “How do I get ____ to send me free product?” Today I’m showing you something that worked for me, but keep in mind that your mileage may vary.

I’m honestly not in the best headspace today, I will update this description at a later time. Thanks for understanding.

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Today we’re talking Thumbnails and my general guidelines I’ve picked up from attending presentations at VidSummit and VidCon, learned inside of FaceBook Groups and picked up over my years on the platform. I hope you find it helpful, and it you don’t, it was that guys idea over there not mine! 😉

Let me know what you’re rules of thumbnail making might be, I’d love to hear and thanks for tuning in to another episode of Podmas!

It takes a Village | Podmas Day 10Ever wonder why the creator you follow online that has millions of subscribers seems to live the picture perfect life? Why they always have an aesthetically pleasing Instagram feed and get to rub elbows on red carpets with celebrities you’ve always wanted to meet? Ever wonder why they are constantly on the branding of some company and launching new amazing merchandise and makeup lines when you are just wishing someone from a PR company would know who the heck you are?

There is a very good reason for all of this, and I’m going to let you in on the secret that a lot of them don’t want to tell you. The truth is they have a team, sometimes enough to fill a bus with of people who are helping to feed the machine. Let’s briefly talk about the members of an entourage that you might come across and why you should NOT feel bad about where you are currently when you don’t have this army of people in your life too.

I hope this gives you a little perspective and helps you realize that it sometimes take an entire team to do what you are handling currently all by yourself. It’s all about scale. In the words of Kris Jenner: “You’re doing great sweetie!”

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Do you hear what I hear? It’s the sound of illegal songs all across the interwebz…people, this is a rookie mistake. Yes, I understand you love Ariana Grande, I do too, but when it comes to using music that you’re not supposed to? Please don’t just say Thank You, Next.Worried about where to find copyright free music for your online videos? Let’s talk about a few places that you CAN get music that is allowed in your online videos. I hope this helps you out.

Use code “ShellySaves” for 10 FREE SONGS!
*Not an affiliate code, I receive nothing for this, just a free code for you! This video is not sponsored by AudioHero but I do use them personally and wanted to share this great resource with you for making videos.

You can search AudioHero’s library of over 250,000 tracks by genre, mood, BPMs and download your choice of MP3, AIFF, or WAV formats. AudioHero owns the copyright for all their music and their tracks can be used anywhere you make and publish online videos.

Also note, that if you have any paid level of service of TubeBuddy, you can get 10 Free downloads per month with your membership.

Here’s the video where I talk about Audio Hero:

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Time, we all need more of it but what if I told you that I could find a way to give it to you? Today I’ve got some tips that help save me time each week and that I feel could help you too. Some of these are super simple, but super simple things tend to work most often, am I right? I believe that by implementing some of these tips you could save yourself an hour every week when it comes to your video creation process. I’d love to hear from you if you try any of these ideas and if it did save you time!

If you have ideas on how best to get back your time, please drop a comment, I’d love to hear them. If you’re enjoying this podcast please consider leaving a 5 ☆ review on your favorite listening platform, it will help others find the podcast. See you all tomorrow for Podmas Day 9!

One bonus reason amongst all the ones you will hear in today’s podcast? So you can read my podcast show notes! I know a lot of people would tell you that in this day an age having your own slice of digital real estate is no longer essential. Today I’m here to give you some insight into why I personally feel that it is still advantageous for one to have a website. I hope you find it helpful, let me know if you would want content on YouTube focusing on some of these details like how to set up a site and what not.

After fighting with my current website tonight for over 3 hours (believe me, the irony of this is not lost on me, but my patience sure is) I don’t have the energy to write an entire essay spelling out each point, so for today’s podmas episode, you’re just gonna have to listen to me!

Hope you all are having a better day online than I am. Sending good vibes to all of you out there, all half a dozen of you. 😉

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I know that title may stir up some debate but today I want to dispel the incorrect assumption that unless you have a ton of subs, you can never make a living on YouTube. I was lucky enough to interview my friend, fellow 2 time Seattle YouTube Day panelist and VR Evangelist, Eugene Capon from Capon Studio.

We started talking about the YouTube demonetization that happened earlier this year, the effect it had on the community and ways that he has managed to build a full time career as a creator online. Eugene has a wealth of knowledge and I hope that you will enjoy this episode.

*Side note: This is the first time I have ever tried to record a conversation that was held via Skype to edit in my audio interface. I ran into some technical difficulties so I apologize that I wasn’t able to fully separate the audio where both of us are speaking to edit out things that were happening at the same time. There may be some parts that aren’t as pleasing to the ear as usual. I will try to improve this for future recordings. Thanks!